Your First Week

Feelmo isn't an app that hands you the "right answer" right away. The first week is a time for Feelmo to get to know you, and for you to get used to Feelmo. Feelmo isn't an app that guesses your emotions—it's a companion that gently watches over the balance of your autonomic nervous system, day by day. Here, we'll walk you through what happens over those first seven days, one step at a time.

Days 1–2 — First, just wear it and sleep

It begins with wearing your Apple Watch to bed. While you sleep, Feelmo reads your HRV (heart rate variability / the fluctuation in R-R intervals) from Apple Watch and HealthKit, all on your device. The next morning, your first Balance score arrives in the balance gauge on the Home tab.

• Look to the six faces, not the numbers. Your score is translated into the expressions of six companions—Lively, Calm, Neutral, Anxious, Overwhelmed, and Tired—lined up beside it. At this point Feelmo hasn't fully learned what's "like you" yet, so start by taking in who showed up, lightly. They never make pronouncements; they put the day's state into gentle words of observation.
• It's steadiest while you sleep or sit still. Wrist measurement is sensitive to body movement, so the most reliable values come while you're asleep, or sitting quietly and settled.
• If you get stuck during setup, see Apple Watch and HealthKit.

Days 3–5 — Your baseline begins to grow

Once a few days of data have gathered, Feelmo slowly begins to learn your baseline (the usual you).

• Read it as "you vs. you," not "you vs. others." The Balance score isn't something to compare against someone else's average. It carries the most meaning when you read it as the difference from your own usual state. The balance gauge on Home gradually shows the deviation from this baseline as an aura.
• Your mood is recorded for you; a word is optional. Each morning the day's mood is set down automatically from the night's reading. On a happy day or a tough day, you can add a short note in your Heart Log if you like — a small clue for later, when you look back and think, "That day was like this." (The Mood Log's weekly, monthly, and yearly reviews are all free to view.)
• Your vital signs, alongside. The vital signs card on Home lines up the latest values for HRV, resting heart rate, and sleep. These are signs of how you're doing, not a diagnosis. They're there to help you notice, "Today might be a little different from usual." (More detailed vitals such as wrist temperature, respiratory rate, and blood oxygen (SpO₂) live on the Well-being tab.)

Days 6–7 — Trends begin to appear

Once a full week is in place, the first "lines" appear on your graphs.

• As a trend, not a single day. Things like "I tend to recover on weekends" or "I run lower the day after not sleeping enough"—look at them as a flow rather than as points. The trick is to watch the gentle slope, without getting swept up in the day-to-day ups and downs.
• When you feel like settling, breathe. If you sense you're wavering a little, try a breathing session. There's guided breathing tailored to your goal—"calm down," "lift up," and more.

Small tips for keeping it up

• Don't aim for perfect. The record fills itself in; a day with no note of yours takes nothing away. Feelmo affirms "ordinary." The blank days are part of your rhythm too.
• Make wearing it at night a habit. Your HRV during sleep is the foundation of your baseline. Charging in short stretches during the day makes it easier to keep going.
• Don't draw conclusions in a week. Your baseline will keep growing slowly from here. The first line is a starting point, not an answer.
• Whether it "works"—you'll eventually be able to check for yourself. As you keep going, you'll also gain access to the habit-impact analysis, Which habits help you (Feelmo Premium), which checks whether habits like breathing truly move your own balance. The first week is the time to build that foundation.